What Wild Poinsettia supports
82
native animals
supported in the US
6
caterpillars
3
bees
17
food
56
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
6 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Specialist bees All
3 native bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
17 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
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Euodynerus boscii
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Metric Paper Wasp
Polistes metricus
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Milkweed Assassin Bug
Zelus longipes
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Ectemnius rufipes
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Common Ground Dove
Columbina passerina
on spurges
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Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
on spurges
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Hyaline Grass Bug
Liorhyssus hyalinus
on spurges
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American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
on spurges
Flower visitors All
56 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Potter Wasp
Parancistrocerus fulvipes
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Fraternal Potter Wasp
Eumenes fraternus
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Red-marked Pachodynerus Wasp
Pachodynerus erynnis
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Euodynerus megaera
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Zethus spinipes
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Mexican Paper Wasp
Mischocyttarus mexicanus
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Slosson's Mason Wasp
Zethus slossonae
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens